Big Band Movies

  • 1937
    Melody for Two

    Melody for Two

    Melody for Two

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    A singing bandleader signs on with an all-girls band.

    Melody for Two
  • 1938
    The Mice Will Play

    The Mice Will Play

    The Mice Will Play

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    The mice are on the loose after hours in a doctor's office, playing with the various pieces of medical apparatus. Susie Mouse is caged for research...

    The Mice Will Play
  • 1928
    The Band Beautiful

    The Band Beautiful

    The Band Beautiful

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    The Ingenues perform "Tiger Rag," "Changes," "Mighty Lak' a Rose," "Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon," and "Shaking the Blues Away."

    The Band Beautiful
  • 1938
    Garden of the Moon

    Garden of the Moon

    Garden of the Moon

    6.21938HD

    Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast...

    Garden of the Moon
  • 1934
    Isham Jones & His Orchestra

    Isham Jones & His Orchestra

    Isham Jones & His Orchestra

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    Isham Jones and His Orchestra, with other cast members, perform some of the orchestra's biggest hits.

    Isham Jones & His Orchestra
  • 2004
    Michel Leeb & The Count Basie Orchestra - Humour et Swing

    Michel Leeb & The Count Basie Orchestra - Humour et Swing

    Michel Leeb & The Count Basie Orchestra - Humour et Swing

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    Michel Leeb & The Count Basie Orchestra - Humour et Swing
  • 1936
    Swing Banditry

    Swing Banditry

    Swing Banditry

    01936HD

    A group of musicians is determined to appear on a radio program.

    Swing Banditry
  • 1947
    Let's Make Rhythm

    Let's Make Rhythm

    Let's Make Rhythm

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    The musical short features a romantic story that ties in with the music of Stan Kenton and his Orchestra with June Christy and the Pastels.

    Let's Make Rhythm
  • 1944
    Sensations of 1945

    Sensations of 1945

    Sensations of 1945

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    As dancer Ginny Walker performs on stage, a veiled woman in the audience stands up, accuses Ginny of stealing her husband and then fires a gun at...

    Sensations of 1945
  • 1940
    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra

    21940HD

    This one-reel musical short, part of the WB/Vitaphone Melody Master series, features the music of trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and...

    Henry Busse and His Orchestra
  • 1945
    Eadie Was a Lady

    Eadie Was a Lady

    Eadie Was a Lady

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    In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But...

    Eadie Was a Lady
  • 1933
    The Audition

    The Audition

    The Audition

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    Phil Emerton and his band play tunes and accompany guest performers, including singer-dancer Hannah Williams, the singing Three X Sisters, and...

    The Audition
  • 2023
    Knights of Swing

    Knights of Swing

    Knights of Swing

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    Set in 1947, Knights of Swing is a feature film that chronicles a group of young jazz musicians whose dream is to form a “really swingin’...

    Knights of Swing
  • 2020
    Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra

    Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra

    Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra

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    Bring It to the People - the film about the Brussels Jazz Orchestra
  • 1943
    All Star Melody Masters

    All Star Melody Masters

    All Star Melody Masters

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    Cole Porter times three! Al Kemp and His Orchestra swing "Begin the Beguine," Emil Coleman and His Orchestra sell us "Just One of Those Things," and...

    All Star Melody Masters
  • 2000
    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

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    Joined by the likes of saxophonist Ben Webster and trumpeter Cootie Williams, jazz giant Duke Ellington demonstrates in this collection of...

    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943